Adding/Subtracting Unlike Fractions
2/3 + 1/4
What is 11/12?
5/6 x 1/2
What is 5/12
2 2/5 + 6 2/3 =
9 1/15
1/4 divide 5/7
What is
7/20
John has 1/2 inch of string. He buys another 1/3 of an inch of string. How much string does he have now?
5/6 of an inch
4/5 + 3/9
What is
51/45 or 17/15 or 1 2/15
6/4 x 3/9
What is
18/36 or 1/2
17/3 x 2/4
2 10/12 or 2 5/6
2/9 divide 7
What is
2/63
Billy-Bob had 3/4 of a container of milk left in the fridge. He drank 1/2 of the milk. How much milk is left?
3/8 of a container
50/20 - 4/3
What is
7/6
4/5 x 7/12
What is
28/60 or 14/30 or 7/15
4 1/2 + 2 1/3 =
6 5/6
1/3 divide 4/5
.
What is
5/12
Sam has 24 sandwiches. He wants to cut them into 1/3 pieces. How many 1/3 pieces will he have?
24 divide by 1/3 or 21/1 x 3/1 = 72 pieces
3/2 - 1/4
What is
5/4
3/4 x 5/3
What is
15/12 or 5/4
2 and 1/4 multiply 2 and 1/3
5 3/12 or 5 1/4
7/8 divide 9/10
.
What is
35/36
Robert has 3 containers of strawberries.He gives away 5/4 containers of strawberries. How many containers does he have left?
7/4 or 1 3/4 containers
5/8 - 11/20
What is
3/40
1/5 x 1/3 x 2/6
What is
2/90 or 1/45
2 3/5 divide 4 2/3 =
30/70
3/9 divide 4/8
What is
24/36 (or 12/18 or 6/9 or 2/3)
Ethan has gotten 5/6 of the questions correct. Jada has only gotten 3/4 of the questions correct. How much more has Ethan gotten correct than Jada?
1/12